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Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 5 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows ...
Contents Chapter 1: Getting Help 1 Thank you for purchasing our notebook 2 Gateway Web site 2 Using Support 3 Help and Support 4 Searching for a topic 4 Getting help in Media Center 5 BigFix 5 Online help 6 Chapter 2: Using Windows XP 7 About the Windows ...
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...gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet 38 Setting up an Internet account 39 Accessing your Internet account 39 Using the World Wide Web 39 Connecting to a Web site 40 Downloading files 41 Using e-mail 41 Sending e-mail 42 Checking your e-mail 42 Chapter 5: Protecting your notebook...files 60 Building a music library 62 Editing track information 63 Creating and editing videos 64 Editing videos 64 Transferring your video to your notebook 64 Editing your video 65 Saving your video 66 Creating music CDs and video DVDs 66 Creating a music CD 66 ii
...gateway.com Chapter 4: Using the Internet 37 Learning about the Internet 38 Setting up an Internet account 39 Accessing your Internet account 39 Using the World Wide Web 39 Connecting to a Web site 40 Downloading files 41 Using e-mail 41 Sending e-mail 42 Checking your e-mail 42 Chapter 5: Protecting your notebook...files 60 Building a music library 62 Editing track information 63 Creating and editing videos 64 Editing videos 64 Transferring your video to your notebook 64 Editing your video 65 Saving your video 66 Creating music CDs and video DVDs 66 Creating a music CD 66 ii
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www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating... wireless network 81 Making sure your broadband connection works 81 Setting up your access point 81 Setting up your notebook 82 Testing your network 83 Sharing resources 84 Sharing drives and printers 84 Using the network 86 Viewing shared ...Canceling a fax 95 Automatically retry sending a fax 96 Automatically canceling a fax 96 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Notebook 97 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 98 Adjusting the color depth 98 Adjusting the screen resolution 99 iii
www.gateway.com Contents Creating a video DVD 69 Creating and copying data CDs and DVDs 73 Creating... wireless network 81 Making sure your broadband connection works 81 Setting up your access point 81 Setting up your notebook 82 Testing your network 83 Sharing resources 84 Sharing drives and printers 84 Using the network 86 Viewing shared ...Canceling a fax 95 Automatically retry sending a fax 96 Automatically canceling a fax 96 Chapter 9: Customizing Your Notebook 97 Adjusting the screen and desktop settings 98 Adjusting the color depth 98 Adjusting the screen resolution 99 iii
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Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 100 Changing the desktop background 101 Selecting a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the ... pen settings 106 Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files 112 Checking the hard drive...
Contents www.gateway.com Changing the colors on your Windows desktop 100 Changing the desktop background 101 Selecting a screen saver 102 Using an extended desktop 103 Changing the ... pen settings 106 Programming the buttons 107 Adjusting the Tablet PC Input Panel Settings 107 Adding and modifying user accounts 108 Chapter 10: Maintaining Your Notebook 109 Updating Windows 110 Using BigFix 110 Managing hard drive space 111 Checking hard drive space 111 Deleting unnecessary files 112 Checking the hard drive...
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... read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your notebook. Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is designed to provide an exceptional balance of us at Gateway. You have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will be pleased with our range of -class service and support...
... read this manual carefully to familiarize yourself with the outstanding quality, reliability, and performance of your notebook. Gateway Web site Gateway's online support is designed to provide an exceptional balance of us at Gateway. You have a problem, our knowledgeable, dedicated customer service department will be pleased with our range of -class service and support...
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... links to access user guides and specifications for all Gateway notebooks. Click the arrow button to open the Select Your Computer Product box, then click Notebook Computers to locate your notebook. www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven ... ■ Contact Us Product Support Click Support Home, then click Notebooks. Click Browse All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step wizard to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for Gateway products. Tools Click Tools to access utilities to view information about warranties...
... links to access user guides and specifications for all Gateway notebooks. Click the arrow button to open the Select Your Computer Product box, then click Notebook Computers to locate your notebook. www.gateway.com Using Support Gateway Web site The Support site is divided into seven ... ■ Contact Us Product Support Click Support Home, then click Notebooks. Click Browse All Downloads to walk through a step-by-step wizard to access product documentation, specifications, and guides for Gateway products. Tools Click Tools to access utilities to view information about warranties...
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... Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your Gateway notebook. These topics are located in Help and Support and contain the words you entered in the Search box. Searching for and access these topics. These ...
... Help and Support, an easily accessible collection of your Gateway notebook. These topics are located in Help and Support and contain the words you entered in the Search box. Searching for and access these topics. These ...
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... icon to open BigFix. To access Media Center help or refer to activate the Media Center tool bar. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar. BigFix monitors your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you by flashing the blue taskbar icon. BigFix 2 Click the Help icon ...in Media Center If your notebook for problems and conflicts. Whenever BigFix detects a problem, it alerts you can access online help : 1 In the Media Center window, move the mouse to...
... icon to open BigFix. To access Media Center help or refer to activate the Media Center tool bar. www.gateway.com BigFix Getting help in the tool bar. BigFix monitors your notebook has Windows XP Media Center Edition, you by flashing the blue taskbar icon. BigFix 2 Click the Help icon ...in Media Center If your notebook for problems and conflicts. Whenever BigFix detects a problem, it alerts you can access online help : 1 In the Media Center window, move the mouse to...
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... access to open a file or program by clicking an item on the menu that are running. The desktop is like the top of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on how your personalized work space where you see is the Windows desktop. Your ... and the Recycle Bin icon. Other buttons on the taskbar to programs, files, help for Windows and other tasks. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword...
... access to open a file or program by clicking an item on the menu that are running. The desktop is like the top of the notebook display containing the Start button on the left and a clock on how your personalized work space where you see is the Windows desktop. Your ... and the Recycle Bin icon. Other buttons on the taskbar to programs, files, help for Windows and other tasks. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Help and Support For more information about the Windows desktop, click Start, then click Help and Support. Type the keyword...
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...page 18. When you move the mouse pointer over any menu item that you discarded are available. You can start programs, open files, customize your notebook. Double-click this icon to notify you the first level of the Windows desktop. Using the Start menu Help and Support For more using the... Start menu. For instructions on how to use the Start menu: 1 Click the Start button on page 49. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that has an arrow next to it, another...
...page 18. When you move the mouse pointer over any menu item that you discarded are available. You can start programs, open files, customize your notebook. Double-click this icon to notify you the first level of the Windows desktop. Using the Start menu Help and Support For more using the... Start menu. For instructions on how to use the Start menu: 1 Click the Start button on page 49. www.gateway.com About the Windows desktop Desktop elements Description The Recycle Bin is where files, folders, and programs that has an arrow next to it, another...
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...the Help and Support Center can help you are thinking, and your tablet will understand ■ Inkball - Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. capture, organize, and reuse your pen or voice and drop it into another program ■ ...Document annotation - www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and...
...the Help and Support Center can help you are thinking, and your tablet will understand ■ Inkball - Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Your notebook may have Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 installed. capture, organize, and reuse your pen or voice and drop it into another program ■ ...Document annotation - www.gateway.com Using Windows XP Tablet PC 2005 Window item Description Clicking the maximize button expands the active window to its writing pad, soft keyboard, and...
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... away information in a file cabinet. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and DVD (D:) for the optical drive. A notebook almost always has more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive To see the... contents of this drive. 15 www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the...
... away information in a file cabinet. Each drive has a letter, usually Local Disk (C:) for the hard drive and DVD (D:) for the optical drive. A notebook almost always has more information about files and folders, click Start, then click Help and Support. Hard drives Diskette Disc drive drive To see the... contents of this drive. 15 www.gateway.com Working with files and folders Working with files and folders You can store these files in folders and copy, move, and delete the...
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CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, ... the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you keep on your hard drive. The new folder is your notebook. Files are much like the folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is created.... 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. If you do not see "Shortcuts" on a notebook is stored in files. Folders are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you want to put the new...
CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Creating folders Help and Support For more information about renaming folders, ... the Start menu. 2 Double-click the drive where you keep on your hard drive. The new folder is your notebook. Files are much like the folders in the Search box, then click the arrow. Typically, Local Disk (C:) is created.... 5 Type a name for the folder, then press ENTER. If you do not see "Shortcuts" on a notebook is stored in files. Folders are much like paper documents-letters, spreadsheets, and pictures-that you want to put the new...
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Printing a document Help and Support For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to open . For more information about opening files in list 4 Double-click the document file name. The document prints. 24 The document ... in the Search box, then click the arrow. The Print dialog box opens. 4 Set the print options, then click OK. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. To print a document, you do not...
Printing a document Help and Support For more information about installing or using your notebook or have access to open . For more information about opening files in list 4 Double-click the document file name. The document prints. 24 The document ... in the Search box, then click the arrow. The Print dialog box opens. 4 Set the print options, then click OK. CHAPTER 2: Using Windows XP www.gateway.com Opening a document Help and Support For more information about printing documents, click Start, then click Help and Support. To print a document, you do not...
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...), or you may also involve re-installing some or all of your system you can wait until later. Gateway provides everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your system from recovery files on a network" on page... discs, see "Creating drivers and applications recovery discs" on a hidden area of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. For more information on using Drivers and Applications Recovery discs, which you recover your...
...), or you may also involve re-installing some or all of your system you can wait until later. Gateway provides everything , including the operating system, so your notebook has its original factory settings. ■ "Recovering your system from recovery files on a network" on page... discs, see "Creating drivers and applications recovery discs" on a hidden area of the notebook's software (also called recovering or restoring your Reference Guide or at support.gateway.com. For more information on using Drivers and Applications Recovery discs, which you recover your...
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... blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 29 To record a set . 5 Click the type of recordable drive your notebook has a recordable drive. If you have a recordable drive, see "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network" on the type of...Make sure that you are recording to a DVD, make sure that your notebook has, you continue, make sure that are required for the recovery disc set of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can ...
... blank discs, then insert a blank disc into the recordable drive. 29 To record a set . 5 Click the type of recordable drive your notebook has a recordable drive. If you have a recordable drive, see "Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network" on the type of...Make sure that you are recording to a DVD, make sure that your notebook has, you continue, make sure that are required for the recovery disc set of drivers and applications recovery disc sets. www.gateway.com Drivers and applications recovery Creating drivers and applications recovery discs You can ...
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...blank disc, remove the completed disc, then insert a blank disc. 9 When you can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can copy driver and application recovery files to a network location...discs from the drive, use . A message asks you if you remove each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. As you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs...
...blank disc, remove the completed disc, then insert a blank disc. 9 When you can burn unlimited sets of x, and so on. www.gateway.com 7 Click OK. Copying drivers and applications recovery files to a network You can copy driver and application recovery files to a network location...discs from the drive, use . A message asks you if you remove each disc "Gateway Driver and Application Recovery." CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System Important Use a permanent marker to label each disc from a different notebook that has a recordable drive. As you want to "Burn ISO" (record recovery discs...
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... were working correctly, or reinstall everything , see "Recovering your media burning software to recover software that you can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on page 34. - If you have created. 32 OR - ■ To reinstall everything ...to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of the recovery files. 5 Double-click the file for installation. OR - ■ To restore your notebook. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System 4 Open the network location of x, and so on. 7 When the disc is recorded onto a disc. As you can restore specific...
... were working correctly, or reinstall everything , see "Recovering your media burning software to recover software that you can find the Gateway Customer Care contact information on the label located on page 34. - If you have created. 32 OR - ■ To reinstall everything ...to label each disc 1 of x, 2 of x, 3 of the recovery files. 5 Double-click the file for installation. OR - ■ To restore your notebook. CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System 4 Open the network location of x, and so on. 7 When the disc is recorded onto a disc. As you can restore specific...
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... want to exit. 5 Store the discs in "Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore" on your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. www.gateway.com Recovering your system still has problems, follow the directions in a safe place for future use. The...
... want to exit. 5 Store the discs in "Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore" on your notebook, then insert the drivers and applications recovery disc #1 (if available) into the CD or DVD drive. www.gateway.com Recovering your system still has problems, follow the directions in a safe place for future use. The...
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To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to one of your system settings and saves it as a restore ... restore your system to get your system running again. Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1.
To restore using Gateway System Recovery, you should try Microsoft System Restore to determine whether you can return to one of your system settings and saves it as a restore ... restore your system to get your system running again. Every time you install new device drivers or software, and every 24 hours (while your notebook is turned on the screen). 34 CHAPTER 3: Recovering Your System www.gateway.com Recovering your system using Microsoft System Restore Before using Microsoft System Restore: 1 Press F1.